The Dairy Mail - Volume 17, Issue 8, August 2010

Roll of Honour

Commodities such as milk are cyclical - as soon as one cycle appears, the next one is already at hand. When price movements are linear, it is easy to make projections. However, as soon as the market becomes volatile, it becomes more difficult. Furthermore, projections are statistical, which means that not all parameters are taken into account.

Tasty alternatives for cows : focus on alternative feeds, The Dairy Mail, 17 (7) 2010 : pp. 60-63 : regulations amended : erratum

If there is one thing any editor is extremely conscious of, it is the need to check and recheck facts. At The Dairy Mail this is exactly what we do. Yet, sometimes the facts change and new amendments are added to the act, which is what happened last month when we brought our readers a story on feeding. After checking the latest information again, we now have the most recent regulations regarding animal feed. Thank you to our faithful readers who brought this to our attention.

Koeipryse in Suid-Kaap stort in duie

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Parmalat CEO resigns

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Swaar boetes ontstel

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Meer belastinggeld vir grond

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Boere gewaarsku teen vrugtevlieg

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Onwettige invoere onder loep

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Vergadering met kommissie

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Milk powder prices still dropping

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Blou mozzarella ontstel Italianers

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Danone and Unimilk sign deal

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Chinese dairy farmers climb ranks

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Alpine cheese flavour enhanced

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Boere kort 'n verhoging

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New laser sorter for nut makers

Milk production during May 2010 is 5,5% higher than in May 2009. Production during 2009 is 3,3% less than during 2008. Less dairy products were imported during 2009 than during 2008 (-3,3%). Exports decreased by 2,3% compared to 2008. Producer prices are higher than during the same month in 2008. The department of agriculture's farm requisite price index for January 2010 is 7,8% higher than during January 2009. Dairy Digits is a Milk SA publication.

Die vraag na naspeurbaarheid is nog nie amptelik 'n gevestigde idee in Suid-Afrika nie, hoewel daar reeds talle privaat verwerkers en produsente van vleis en melk is wat die voordele van moniteringstelsels aanwend. Dis veral die skaapvleisbedryf - spesifiek in die Noord-Kaap - wat reeds goeie vordering met identifikasie en naspeurbaarheid maak.

Die hedendaagse landboubedryf vereis 'n klomp nuwe verantwoordelikhede van die boer. Hy moet elke dier se verskuiwing, prestasie en produkte kan naspoor om mens en dier teen siektes te beskerm.

Die dae wat biosekuriteit op 'n plaas gesien word as iets wat uit 'n wetenskapfiksieboek kom, is lankal verby. Indien die melkprodusent die gehalte en hoeveelheid melk wil produseer wat kompeterend en winsgewend is, sal biosekuriteit nie net sy persoonlike wagwoord moet word nie, maar ook dié van sy werknemers, bestuurders en diegene wat die plaas wil besoek, soos voerkonsultante en veeartse.

The MPO recently upgraded and redesigned its website to offer improved services to producers and consumers countrywide.

Werksgroep kyk na kaasinvoere

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2012 World Dairy Summit in SA

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Suiwelkenners positief oor toekoms

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CenDel help opkomende boere

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SA milk producers on par with world

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MPO clamps down on importers

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MPO verhoed Chinese invoere

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MPO, Agri Inspec en SAID vergader

Milk Producers' Organisation National Congress and Gala Dinner

Milk Producers' Organisation contact details

The International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN) is a network of dairy scientists that work together to gain a better understanding of milk production worldwide. This is done through farm level comparisons in 45 countries and an analysis of the dairy industries in 85 countries. The International Farm Comparison Network's (IFCN) 11th Dairy Conference took place in Kiel in northern Germany during June 2010.

The Milk Producers' Organisation's (MPO) Institute for Dairy Technology (IDT), in collaboration with its partners, provide new and relevant dairy farming information and technology to commercial dairy farmers countrywide.

The Milk Producers' Organisation's (MPO) Institute for Dairy Technology (IDT), in collaboration with its partners, provide new and relevant dairy farming information and technology to commercial dairy farmers countrywide. Information transferred during the dairy information days include milk quality, animal health, milk recording, feeding, pastures and milk harvesting. Workers of commercial farmers are trained in milk hygiene, milk harvesting, heat observation and animal husbandry.

It is hard to imagine rolling green fields during the dry winter months. Yet, this is the time to start planning your pastures for the summer months. Renier Pienaar of Glendye farm near Cannon Rocks in the Eastern Cape shares his thoughts on efficient grazing management.

As dit by die implementering van minimum bewerkingsmetodes kom, het Argentinië 'n besonder goeie rekord wat sy status as landbouland nog verder verbeter. Die vele ooreenkomste tussen Suid-Afrika en Argentinië maak dit beslis die moeite werd om 'n nadere blik te werp op die Argentynse manier van doen.

The soil breaks apart easily in his hands, and the land suffers far less than it used to from erosion.

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Matlala's 25 ha farm in Doornkop, near Krugersdorp, northwest of Johannesburg, was allocated to him seven years ago by government under its land reform programme and is now twice as rich in nutrients as it was when he first abandoned deep ploughing three years ago.

Managing manure and effluent becomes a very concentrated problem if there is no natural outlet for the mounting masses of waste generated such as those on pasture-based farms. Extracting the good from this situation has been mastered by many. The Dairy Mail takes a closer look at how some European countries handle manure.